The Handmaid's Tale (TV Series)
Faithful (2017)
Joseph Fiennes: Fred Waterford
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Quotes
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The Commander : We only wanted to make the world better.
Offred : Better?
The Commander : Better never means better for everyone. It always means worse for some.
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The Commander : Love isn't real, it was never anything more than lust, with a good marketing campaign!
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The Commander : Every love story's a tragedy if you wait long enough.
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The Commander : Not even close - you ran away with that one.
Offred : I got lucky.
The Commander : Maybe you're just learning my weaknesses.
Offred : Maybe.
The Commander : I'll have to be more careful.
Offred : What's the fun in that?
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Offred : Those were all destroyed.
The Commander : Some of us retain an appreciation for the old things.
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The Commander : I just find the thing so impersonal.
Offred : You think?
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Offred : We had choices then.
The Commander : Now you have respect. You have protection, you can fulfill your biological destinies in peace.
Offred : Biological destiny.
The Commander : Children. What else is there to live for?
Offred : Love.
The Commander : Love?
Offred : Yes.
The Commander : [chuckles] Love isn't real. It was never anything more than lust, with a good marketing campaign.
Offred : Maybe for you but not for me.
The Commander : What did you say?
Offred : Nothing.